For the past five years, the Speake family's northeast Albuquerque home transforms into a synchronized Christmas light display. Every December, hundreds come to the Eagle Canyon Road home to see the free light show.

"Our house is always the North Pole," Brandon Speake said.

Over the weekend, someone sliced 40,000 light bulbs that were set to be displayed.

"Somebody cut them with a pair of scissors or box cutter or wire cutters," Speake said. "We had a bunch of these wrapped, we hadn't even stretched these out yet, and they just sliced right through them."

Another important part of the light show is the donation box. Those who came to the show were asked to chip in whatever they could for the "Make A Wish" Foundation. Now with no lights, there won't be any donations.

"That's the part that hurts us the most," Speake said. "If anyone is going to do anything, donate money to Make a Wish, donate something to make a wish, help out the children that we can't help now."

The Speake family has filed a police report. They said they still plan on turning their living room into a winter wonderland.